News articles tagged with 'mineral'
Cave study links climate change to California droughts
— 11 Nov 2009 12:23 | EnvironmentCalifornia experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student... — full story
Heavy metals accumulate more in some mushrooms than in others
— 31 Oct 2009 14:32 | EnvironmentA research team from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has analysed the presence of heavy metals in 12 species of mushroom collected from non-contaminated natural areas, and... — full story
Gluten-free diet reduces bone problems in children with celiac disease
— 9 Oct 2009 10:21 | HealthCeliac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterised by life-long intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Although CD can... — full story
New analysers to unlock mineral value
— 7 Oct 2009 14:57 | TechnologyScientists are working on a new range of materials characterisation analysers and techniques that could help unlock the value contained in Australia's mineral deposits and improve processing... — full story
Growing greener greens
— 3 Oct 2009 09:51 | EnvironmentA pioneering project to make our green vegetables even better for us has been launched by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research will underpin future technological... — full story
It's a grind to make Mars red
— 19 Sep 2009 11:08 | AstronomyThe widespread idea that Mars is red due to rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the red planet may be wrong. Recent laboratory studies show that the red dust may be formed... — full story
New X-ray technique illuminates reactivity of environmental contaminants
— 16 Sep 2009 11:14 | EnvironmentThanks to a new analytical method employed by researchers at the University of Delaware, scientists can now pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental... — full story
Sustainable fertiliser: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest
— 2 Sep 2009 17:00 | EnvironmentResults of the first study evaluating the use of human urine mixed with wood ash as a fertiliser for food crops has found that the combination can be substituted for costly synthetic... — full story
Water in mantle may be associated with subduction
— 20 Aug 2009 13:32 | Geology and palaeontologyA team of scientists from Oregon State University has created the first global three-dimensional map of electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle and their model suggests that that... — full story
Open wide and say 'zap'
— 19 Aug 2009 12:55 | HealthA group of researchers in Australia and Taiwan has developed a new way to analyse the health of human teeth using lasers. As described in the latest issue of Optics Express, the Optical... — full story